Luke 6:48 “He is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid a foundation upon the rock; and when a flood arose, the torrent broke against that house and could not shake or move it, because it had been securely built or founded on a rock.”
My husband and I were driving yesterday when he turned to a construction site that has been active for quite a few months now. He observed and said, “With all of this high-tech equipment they still have not been able to get this building up as yet, I guess they are still laying the foundation.” I look at him and said, “Well that could preach, but I guess it will be a very big and high building and the higher you have to go the firmer and deeper the foundation must be.” We just looked at each other and smiled knowing full well that this was a now Word from the Lord.”
And the Lord says, “The foundation will cost you something, often times it will cost you everything. Today I declare to you that I Am making your foundation to be everlasting. A great foundation takes time, effort and divine precision by the Master Crafter, the Master Builder and Master Architect of your life. I know that which I Am building in you so, I say cease striving with your Maker; yield to He who is the Master Architect of all creation. I know the way has been hard and the wait has been long. I know it seems as though your hope is long deferred as the enemy of your soul continues to assault you, but hear your Father today; I Am He who is called Faithful, and I will strengthen you and set you on a firm foundation and guard you from the evil one. (2 Thessalonians 3:3) I know it seems to you and those around you that there will never be a physical manifestation of all that has been invested and planted in you over such a seemingly long period of time. The enemy wants you to believe that it has all been a waste of time. He wants you to think that all that you have sown; your time, your talent and your treasury has been for nothing. But understand this, more time, more energy, more finances and more skill and precision must be directed to that which will be great and influential and everlasting after it has been established on a fixed and firm foundation. Despise not the days of small beginnings for I will complete My work in you for My own glory and for My own honor. An though it seems that your seeds lay dormant in the ground, germination is taking place; your roots are growing long and they are growing down deep. I say, the firm foundation of (laid by) God stands, sure and unshaken and it will be My glory within you, so rest assured, for I will complete My work in you. After I have laid the foundation you shall spring up high. And, remember when the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil, I Am the one who keeps its foundations firm and when the foundation is firmly set it shall never be moved.
And the Lord says, “This is your inheritance, you are no longer outsiders (exiles, migrants, and aliens, excluded from the rights of citizens), but you now share citizenship with the saints (God's own people, consecrated and set apart for Himself); and you belong to God's [own] household. You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself the chief Cornerstone. In Him the whole structure is joined (bound, welded) together harmoniously, and it continues to rise (grow, increase) into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, consecrated, and sacred to the presence of the Lord]. (Ephesians 2:19-21) So I say to you, “Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are. In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power to him forever! Amen. (1 Peter 5:9-11)
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